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ALTHOUGH FAMILY COURT CAN DIRECT A PARTY TO SUBMIT TO COUNSELING AS PART OF A VISITATION OR CUSTODY ORDER, THE COURT CANNOT SO CONDITION A PARTY’S REAPPLICATION FOR PARENTAL ACCESS AFTER A DENIAL (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department upheld Family Court’s denial of parental access to the father, but Family Court should not have conditioned father’s ability to reapply for parental access on completion of a parenting skills class, getting mental health treatment, and submitting a letter from a therapist that he was not a danger to the children:

A court deciding a custody proceeding “may properly direct a party to submit to counseling or treatment as a component of a visitation or custody order” … . “However, a court may not direct that a parent undergo counseling or treatment as a condition of future parental access or reapplication for parental access rights”… .. Here, the Family Court erred in conditioning the filing of any future petitions by the father to modify his parental access upon his successful completion of a parenting skills class, his enrollment in mental health treatment, and his submission of a letter from his therapist stating that the father would not pose a danger to the child’s mental, physical, or moral welfare. Accordingly, we modify the order so as to eliminate those conditions. Matter of Mazo v Volpert, 2024 NY Slip Op 00426, Second Dept 1-31-24

Practice Point: After denying parental access, the judge cannot condition that party’s reapplication for access on taking classes and getting therapy.

 

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